shun
verb/ʃʌn/
/ʃʌn/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they shun | /ʃʌn/ /ʃʌn/ |
| he / she / it shuns | /ʃʌnz/ /ʃʌnz/ |
| past simple shunned | /ʃʌnd/ /ʃʌnd/ |
| past participle shunned | /ʃʌnd/ /ʃʌnd/ |
| -ing form shunning | /ˈʃʌnɪŋ/ /ˈʃʌnɪŋ/ |
- shun somebody/something to avoid somebody/something
避开；回避；避免 - They were both shunned by their families when they remarried.
他们再婚后都被家人疏远了。 - an actor who shuns publicity
一个避免引起公众注意的演员 - The company has long been shunned by ethical investors.
该公司长期以来一直受到有道德的投资者的回避。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryShun is used with these nouns as the object:- limelight
- publicity
- spotlight
- …
Word OriginOld English scunian ‘abhor, shrink back with fear, seek safety from an enemy’, of unknown origin. - They were both shunned by their families when they remarried.